Coral, dressed up in her skirt, steps out of the glitched door in Love Bomb.



She breathes in the clean island air.

Coral
* Here we go...
* For Sunny.
* And for Dad.



Cliff appears without warning behind her, startling her.

  Cliff Mason
Hey, kiddo!

Coral
* JESUS FUCK--!!
* Cliff!? Where'd you come from!!?

  Cliff Mason
I spotted you taking a walk, thought I'd say hi!
I like the getup!
I'm not judgy or anything. Don't worry about that.
I'm cool.

Coral
* You scared the hell out of me...!
* How'd you even run into me this far out? You're not... following me, are you?

  Cliff Mason
What no I, uhh...
So what's this place, huh? Some kinda secret magic paradise?

Coral
* Huh?
* Oh shit.

Coral tries to shoo Cliff back through the door, to his dismay.

Coral
* You gotta get outta here.

  Cliff Mason
Awww what?

Coral
* Look, your-- your overwhelming masculine energy is going to screw everything up.

  Cliff Mason
Should I take that as a compliment??

Coral
* I'll explain later, maybe, just--

—Rilly—
Hey, Coral!

Coral whips around and instantly switches to nicegirl mode! Rilly and Casandra have stumbled upon her and Cliff in the little palmtree glade.

Coral
* Oh em gee, hiiiiii!

—Casandra—
Oh. It's you.

Coral
* Oh. Hello to you too, Casandra! Where are the both of you going today...?

—Rilly—
We're going ghost hunting! Cas needed some extra hands to keep up with demand!

Coral
* Wow, that sounds... fun. Ghost hunting!
* You know, Rilly, have you ever thought about the ethics of this kinda thing?

Rilly sighs in sillygirl lamentation, while Casandra keeps her glare fixed on Coral.

—Casandra—
Oh, can it. In case you hadn't noticed, pup, things have gotten pretty hairy over here. We need all the help we can get.
My Orbs are the only access we have to Love Power these days, so really I'm doing Hollidae a service keeping them in stock.

—Rilly—
I'm just happy to get off the island for a bit!
Everything's gotten so gloomy ever since we lost track of Polyta and Jiro...
I keep offering, "hey you wanna take a bath with me, maybe wash each other's backs," but nobody's got the heart for it these days!

Coral
* What about Sunny...?

—Rilly—
I'd love to bathe with her, but she's still missing too!

—Casandra—
We all weep for your loss, Rills. Anyway.
Who's that gormless himbo you got shadowing you? Your new volleyball partner?

  Cliff Mason
Oh, I'm Cliff! It's nice to meet you!
I don't really follow what's happening right now. What was that about volleyball?

Coral
* ...That deal's still on, is it?
* I beat you on the court, I get my dad back?

—Casandra—
If you beat me. You won't, just a heads up.
Don't worry. You can still buy back your old man, same as any other customer. My rates are very reasonable.

Coral
* ....
* Cliff. You're good at sports, right?

  Cliff Mason
Well. I don't mean to brag, but... I pitched a no-hitter at our last annual ballgame back at base.

Coral
* Good enough!

Coral puts on her cheeky face, and wags an adorable finger at Cas.

Coral
* CASANDRA! I know how we can bring some cheer back around here!

—Casandra—
Oh, this'll be good.

Coral
* Gather the girls, cause our game's back on!
* Let's BALL!